Why We Need to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Friday, May 16th, 2008I know that Mother’s Day is already last week. But, let’s take a look of why we should celebrate Mother’s Day regularly, on the second Sunday of May, year after year.
Before we are going to the present Mother’s Day, let’s start by learning the history of Mother’s Day. Although not like the present form, Mother’s Day had been celebrated centuries back. It started with an annual festival to honor the goddess Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs) of Egypt, then continued with ancient Roman’s celebration of the Phrygian goddess Cybele, or Magna Mater (Great Mother), and Greek celebration of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. It evolved slowly, into European Mothering Day in 1600s, and up until taking the form of the present modern Mother’s Day. If we read carefully, the history is really interesting.
Then, why does everybody need to celebrate Mother’s Day? After 365 days of heavy duty motherhood, don’t you think that at least once in a year we specially show them how much we appreciate them? We can do a lot of things with our moms during Mother’s Day, from planning the perfect Mother’s Day to planning fun outings and trips with our moms. So, although we should show our mothers love everyday of the year, on just this one special day among our busy days we can give them our special appreciation.
